Global Recovery Underway Faster Than Predicted

At last the global downturn seems to have turned a corner as official figures indicate that the global economy is…

Time Not Timing?

We saw the encouraging 50% or so rises between March and the end of last year. We know stockmarkets still…

Emerging Markets Lead The World In Global Economic Recovery

Emerging markets performed well in 2009 and continue to lead the world in the global economic recovery. Their economies are…

Weigh Up The Benefits Of An Offshore Trust

It is estimated that approximately half the independent wealth in the world is held in one form of trust structure.…

UK?s Offshore Tax ?amnesty? Closes ? Now A Crackdown On The Middle Class

The application period for the UK?s second offshore tax ?amnesty? – the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) – has come to…

QROPS ? Avoiding UK Death Taxes On Your Pension Fund

For many people, their pension fund/s is one of the biggest assets, one which you?ll have worked hard to build…

Where Next For Interest Rates?

As expected, the Bank of England (BoE) voted to keep the base interest rate at 0.5% at its January meeting.…

Banks Warned Of Future Risks By UK Financial Stability Report

The Bank of England?s Financial Stability Report (FSR), published in November, stated that the global financial system is significantly more…

New France and UK New Double Tax Treaty Comes Into Force

The Double Tax Treaty between France and the UK has entered into force for French residents. It became effective on…

Sterling-Euro Parity Forecast For 2010?

The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has forecast that parity between the Pound and the Euro could be…

Is It Time To Review Your Investment Planning?

It?s that time of the year where we tend to evaluate where we are and where we want to be…

Bank Confidentiality At Risk From Whistle-Blowers

Bank confidentiality has suffered another knock after it is revealed that a whistle-blower obtained the names of 130,000 clients of…

2009 ? A Very Taxing Year – Part 1

It was a year of what seemed like relentless news on the crackdown on offshore banks and tax evasion; national…

2009 ? A Very Taxing Year – Part 2

In Part 1 of this article I gave a snapshot of key tax issues during the first half of 2009…

UK Minimum Retirement Age Increases From April – Do you need to act now?

Are you aged between 50 and 54 and do you have pension benefits held in a UK pension plan or…

The UK?s Taxing Pre-Budget Report

The eagerly awaited UK Pre-Budget Report (PBR) was less startling than many expected. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Chancellor…